Only people famous on social media can pose in front of this new security-guarded mural in L.A.

One of Los Angeles’s many quirks is that groups of young 20-somethings plan an entire afternoon around which mural is the most ideal for Instagram.

In fact, Los Angeles Magazine has an entire list of the city’s top spots to pose for your ’gram. What these iconic pictures don’t show you are the 10 or so people waiting for their turn to take the same picture.

Among the most famous pieces of graffiti to pose in front of are wings, perchance a play on the “City of Angels” nickname. This mural is the latest of the “wing” variety to pop up, but there is a catch.

To take a selfie in front of this mural, you have to be social media famous.

The mural is protected by a security guard who, it seems, will see if you have a verified check next to your Twitter name or at least 20,000 followers before you’re allowed to enter.

There’s a new security-guarded mural in LA that only allows influencers and verifieds to take pics in front of it. pic.twitter.com/PDlLJ9C0DI

Naturally, this has caused plenty of people to lose hope in our future generations, or at least art.

If it's deliberately provocative to make people think about social hierarchies and the meaning of 'fame' I'm all for it. If the purpose is to inflate the egos of those deemed 'worthy', whoever came up with it can sod the hell off.